Denis (footballer, born 1987)

Denis César de Matos (14 April 1987), known as just Denis, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Sport.

Denis
Personal information
Full name Denis César de Matos
Date of birth (1987-04-14) 14 April 1987
Place of birth Jaú, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sport
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2006 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Ponte Preta 38 (0)
2009–2017 São Paulo 83 (0)
2017–2019 Figueirense 46 (0)
2019–2021 Gil Vicente 66 (0)
2021–2022 Aris 4 (0)
2022– Sport 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:35, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

Denis was born in Jaú, São Paulo. A Ponte Preta youth graduate, he was promoted to the main squad in 2006, but was third-choice (behind Jean and Aranha). He made his first team debut on 24 February 2007, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Grêmio Barueri for the Campeonato Paulista championship.

Denis appeared regularly during that year's Série B, mainly profiting from Aranha's injury. He would spend the rest of his spell as a backup, however.

Denis moved to São Paulo on 22 January 2009.[1] He made his debut for the club three days later, replacing injured Rogério Ceni in a 2–0 away win against Portuguesa.[2] He would spend his first two years behind Ceni and Bosco.

In 2011 Denis was promoted to back up, after Bosco's retirement. In the following year, after profiting from Ceni's serious injury, he appeared regularly for Tricolor, but was again backup after the latter's recovery.

Aris

On 2 July 2021, Greek Super League club Aris announced he signed a two-year contract with the club.[3]

On 22 July 2021, Denis made his debut for Aris on a 2-0 away loss against Astana fc for the 2nd play off round of Conference League

Career statistics
As of 10 April 2017[4]
Club Season Série A Copa do Brasil Continental
Competitions1		 Other
Tournaments2		 Total Friendlies Overall Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ponte Preta[5] 2006 00000000000000
2007 33000007040000400
2008 50000000500050
Subtotal38000007045000450
São Paulo 2009 17000201019000200
2010 00000000000000
2011 30001000400040
2012 140900021044000440
2013 3000008011030140
2014 30000020500050
2015 60100010800080
2016 3702013016068010690
2017 003010307060130
Subtotal83015017052016601001770
Career Totals121015017059021101002220

1 Includes matches and goals in Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana.

2 Includes matches and goals in Campeonato Paulista.

Honours
São Paulo
Figueirense

References
  1. Goleiro Denis admite: ´É o momento mais importante da minha carreira` (Goalkeeper Denis admits: 'It is the most important moment of my career'); Globo Esporte, 22 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
  2. Portuguesa 0 x 2 São Paulo (Portuguesa 0–2 São Paulo) Archived 2014-10-28 at the Wayback Machine; Blog do Mauro Beting, 25 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
  3. "Ανακοίνωσε Ντένις ο Άρης" [Aris announced Denis]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. Denis at Soccerway
  5. Campeonatos (Tournaments) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; PontePreta.net. Retrieved on 27 March 2014. (in Portuguese)
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